New 3D body scan method beats traditional imaging for tracking body fat
A novel 3D body shape method promises accessible and accurate body composition predictions, potentially transforming how we monitor health over ...
Tag: Chronic Disease
New $20 million initiative focuses on community-driven health research
A new $20 million research initiative will engage the people most impacted by health disparities in developing solutions that may ...
Bowel movement frequency is linked to long-term health, study suggests
Everybody poops, but not every day. New research by the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) suggests bowel movement frequency is linked ...
Study reveals how inflammation weakens muscles during illness
Infections and neurodegenerative diseases cause inflammation in the brain. But for unknown reasons, patients with brain inflammation often develop muscle ...
Excess sodium intake may increase the risk of eczema flares
UCSF study finds that changes in daily salt intake may explain eczema flares. A high sodium diet may increase the ...
The efficacy of the Mediterranean diet on health outcomes in adults with cancer
Cancer treatment is often associated with undue weight gain, mostly due to fat deposition. The Mediterranean diet (MED diet) may ...
Study highlights areas where diabetics need more education
The body's inability to produce enough insulin or use it effectively often results in type 2 diabetes (T2D), a chronic ...
Understanding the role played by HIV in pulmonary hypertension
Across the globe, more than 39 million people are living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the virus that causes ...
Breakthrough discovery offers hope for reducing infections in cystic fibrosis patients
University of Queensland researchers have identified an opportunity to reduce infections in people living with cystic fibrosis. Professor Matt Sweet, ...
£1.9 million funding supports research on drivers of health disparities and infection risk across England
Dr Rosalind Eggo, an Associate Professor of Infectious Disease Modelling at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), ...
